That one word has become the most powerful tool in my life. When applied consistently, unerringly and unequivocally to everything in existence, it leads to a profound peace, joy, happiness and Love for all of this great creation that is Life.

It took many years of learning and growing before the awareness of IS began to seep into my consciousness. The first step was the philosophical learning that all creation is for only one thing, "the healing of God's Son". If the whole purpose of our existence is to learn that we are one Being, the Son part of the Holy Trinity that is God, then every "thing", every "event" in our lives, must fulfill that One purpose.

If God is Love, everything must either be an expression of that Love or a seeking for that Love. If we see anything else, we must be mistaken, be judging incorrectly because we cannot see clearly enough to judge. The next step must be a conscious effort to suspend judgment until we can see clearly enough to know that Love in all things. That is where IS works wonders.

IS... is a complete lack of judgment. It is not modified by words like "good" or "bad", or "right" or "wrong". It stands independently, all byitself. If something just IS, it has no power to disturb my peace. It is not judged as "bad" and therefore doesn't have to become "good" to make me "happy", for I am happy with it as it IS. Nothing is "wrong", and therefore I don't have to be "right" and impose my will on others, or on events to make them fit my judgment of what they "should" be.

Likewise, no other person is anything other than the way they are. They can be accepted exactly as IS, without them or anything they do being judged as "right" or "wrong". Then they can be appreciated as they IS, and only the One Son of God appears to my eyes, and I see Love.

IS..... isn't a bad definition of Love, unqualified, unconditional positive acceptance.

And then I realized, my loving parents gave me the answer to life when I was born. They named me "Denn IS".